| Being skinny doesn't have to stop you from building | | | | muscles. You will not end up looking like a bodybuilder. |
| big muscles. There is plenty of information available | | | | Having extra muscles can make a big difference in |
| on how to gain weight for women. What you must | | | | your overall weight because muscle mass weighs |
| know though is that many of the so-called health and | | | | more than fat. |
| fitness gurus out there are not to be trusted. The | | | | Stop Doing the Same Old Cardio Exercises |
| weight loss industry is full of scammers so you | | | | Cardio exercises are for losing weight not gaining it |
| better be careful. | | | | so stop doing it. As mentioned earlier, the best type |
| You are also probably sick and tired of people who | | | | of exercise to do to gain weight for women is |
| say they envy you because of the fact that you are | | | | weight training. In fact, weight training – whether |
| a skinny girl. They get extra jealous when you tell | | | | with the use of weights or your own body weight is |
| them that no matter how hard you try, you just | | | | the only way to gain muscle mass. |
| cannot seem to put on more weight. What they do | | | | When it comes to weight training, you need to |
| not know is that it can be very frustrating for a | | | | continually challenge your muscles by increasing the |
| skinny girl to be unable to gain weight. | | | | resistance to them. This will force your muscles to |
| You should not worry though because there are | | | | grow. What you need to do is limit your repetitions |
| actually effective steps that you can take if you | | | | to between 4 to 8 per set and then do a total of 8 |
| want to know how to gain weight for women. The | | | | to 10 sets per workout. Doing more will actually be |
| secret is to take a cue from the big boys (and girls) | | | | counterproductive. |
| out there who have successfully packed on the | | | | Eat, Eat and Eat |
| muscles. | | | | You should add around 500 to 1000 calories extra per |
| "Weight" Can Mean Two Different Things | | | | day to what you are already eating. The best way |
| When a skinny girl says that she wants to gain | | | | to achieve this is to eat 6 small meals throughout the |
| weight she doesn't mean that she wants to get fat. | | | | day instead of the usual three. This scheme will also |
| The problem is many girls are also afraid to have | | | | keep your metabolism up and will supply constant |
| muscles. They say things like, “I don't want to | | | | energy to your muscles |
| look like a body builder.” | | | | You should also increase your consumption of protein. |
| What these girls must become aware of is that | | | | Ideally, you should eat a gram of protein per pound |
| there are only two ways to gain weight – to add | | | | of bodyweight. This means if you weigh 150 pounds |
| fat or muscles. The problem with fat – apart | | | | then you need to eat at least 150 grams of protein |
| from being unhealthy – is that it gets distributed | | | | per day. |
| unevenly in the body. | | | | If you need more protein then you can add protein |
| The best way for a woman to gain weight is to build | | | | powders to your daily diet and then replace one of |
| muscles and the most effective way to do this is to | | | | your meals with a protein shake. There are special |
| add weight training to her regular workout routine or | | | | protein powders on the market that are created |
| start lifting weights if she is not exercising already. If | | | | specifically for women. |
| you are a skinny girl, you don't have to be afraid of | | | | |